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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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